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Hacker Behind SOE/Daybreak Games DDoS Attacks Headed to Prison - MMORPG.com News

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  • k61977k61977 Member EpicPosts: 1,522
    Overall I am glad they finally did something to at least one of these guys. Now if only they could do that all of them. Maybe though some will say it isn't worth it since they have decided to make an example of this guy.
  • HikaruShidouHikaruShidou Member UncommonPosts: 163


    I have seen murderers get less sentence than that here in the UK.



    Talk about what constitutes a real crime eh?



    sentence limits aside, DDOS is very much a "real" crime. It's interference in a company's operation of business.
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  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,093
    Let the pot smokers out of prison and replace them with these idiots.
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  • zeroscloudzeroscloud Member UncommonPosts: 53
    restitution is probably worth more than the company at this point!
  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 9,919
    Kyleran said:
    I have seen murderers get less sentence than that here in the UK.

    Talk about what constitutes a real crime eh?
    Personally I feel cybercrime should be elevated to a much higher level, perhaps even to being capital crimes in some cases.


    In our age, these crimes are very serious and need to be treated as such...These people cause millions, if not billions, in damage to businesses and individuals.
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  • LastlaughlolLastlaughlol Member UncommonPosts: 149

    Albatroes said:

    I'm torn on this one. On one side, DDoS attacks suck, but on the other side, its Daybreak.....they both got what they deserved?



    I mean the players probably suffered the most, don't see your point.
  • HatefullHatefull Member EpicPosts: 2,503
    Viper482 said:
    Let the pot smokers out of prison and replace them with these idiots.
    Agree, 100%.

    If you want a new idea, go read an old book.

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  • summerstringssummerstrings Member UncommonPosts: 76

    Albatroes said:

    I'm torn on this one. On one side, DDoS attacks suck, but on the other side, its Daybreak.....they both got what they deserved?



    I guess you missed the part where it said about how Lizard Squad was behind a bomb threat because if you had seen it I am sure you wouldn't be "torn" .
  • MightyUncleanMightyUnclean Member EpicPosts: 3,531


    I have seen murderers get less sentence than that here in the UK.



    Talk about what constitutes a real crime eh?



    If that's true, that's more a reflection of a broken legal system in the UK than the seriousness of a DDoS attack.
  • someforumguysomeforumguy Member RarePosts: 4,088
    Thats quite a harsh sentence for something that is not even hacking. Unless he also infected the computers that were used to do the DDOS attacks. Then it would be a different story. But if he just used 3rd party tools, then it is quite a high sentence.

    His life is destroyed for what is basically blocking a public highway. Not even breaking & entry.

    I am not condoning this btw. I just think that the sentence is way out of proportion if he just used a 3rd party tool to do a stupid irresponsible teenage thing.
  • cheyanecheyane Member LegendaryPosts: 9,345
    He wasn't part of the bomb threat but he was part of the group responsible for the bomb threat on the plane and that was probably what weighed on the mind of the person passing this sentence. Deterrence being the operative objective.

    The person who said murderers got lighter sentences probably meant manslaughter. I believe there are minimum sentences for murder.
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  • summerstringssummerstrings Member UncommonPosts: 76


    I have seen murderers get less sentence than that here in the UK.



    Talk about what constitutes a real crime eh?



    If that's true, that's more a reflection of a broken legal system in the UK than the seriousness of a DDoS attack.
    It isn't true . The minimum sentence for murder in the UK is 15 years . It can easily be checked by doing a google search . 

    I think it might have been an exaggeration on his part to high light that he thinks some types of crime in the UK are punished with disproportionate severity to other types of crime . There might be some truth in that at least . 

  • AkulasAkulas Member RarePosts: 3,026
    You can do it to anyone if you want. I can do it right now. But what's the point.

    This isn't a signature, you just think it is.

  • ScorchienScorchien Member LegendaryPosts: 8,914
    edited July 2019
    Thats good news and hopefully will deter future similar actions , 24 months in the GP is quite the experience , the games played there are quite different and he will not be able to hide behind his KB ....I dont see him faring so well
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  • DaceDace Member UncommonPosts: 8
    edited July 2019
    Nice, can we start arresting cheaters too.
  • JeffSpicoliJeffSpicoli Member EpicPosts: 2,849
    Why don't hackers ever use their nerd powers for good. You can start with adding a couple zero's to my bank account. 



      Imagine i wake up tommorow and I have like 13 mil in my checking account, I'd shit my pants





    Ok maybe just add 1 zero and no one will notice 
    >:) 
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  • esc-joconnoresc-joconnor Member RarePosts: 1,097
    You'd think they would go after the maniac who made that keyboard!
  • AkulasAkulas Member RarePosts: 3,026
    edited February 2020
    Just poo on DBs doorstep instead. If caught you just get a 2 year ban from the premesis. Sends the same negative message without a 27 month prison sentence.

    This isn't a signature, you just think it is.

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